Belmont at the Big A Hotlist - September 23

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Friday, September 23, 2022
By Matt Shifman and Bob Ehalt

Hot List Key:
 A: A preferred horse to watch                         B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 1st through 3rd
*D: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 4^th or worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

5^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (4) Into Happiness (A) was last seen in January when she had to check on heels and then rallied from sixth to second. She has been training at Belmont Park during the summer. (3) Tizzy in the Sky has a pair of seconds this summer with one at Belmont and then one by a neck at Saratoga. (9) Signal From Noise will make her debut for Chad Brown. She is out of a mare that was a stakes winner of $405,000 and the producer of three winners. (6) Inventing was second in her first two races for Todd Pletcher in May and then tried the Acorn (G1) as a maiden. Blinkers go on after a third at Saratoga.

6^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6F] – (8) Itsallcomintogetha (B) made his first start last month at the Spa, had to check at the start, and then rallied for third for trainer Phil Serpe who had a strong summer meeting. (9) Fire King was rank in his debut for the Clement barn when he ran fourth at 3-1 after a wide trip. (1) Kid Emerald is a first-timer for Mike Miceli that is out of a mare that produced four winners including a stakes winner of $405,000. (4) Eye Witness will debut for Wesley Ward as a $605,000 yearling purchase. His dam also has four winners with two of them having a stakes victory.

7^th race [NY, OC45k/N2X, 6F TURF] – (3) Mo Rewards (B) steadied at the start, rallied wide throughout, and got up for third in an improved effort in his second start of the year. (7) Orchestration was a late running second in his first start of 2022 at Saratoga for Chad Brown. (4) C Falls may be the lone speed in this spot after setting the pace in his last two starts since returning to the turf for Norm Casse. (8) Shawdyshawdyshawdy has lots of top three finishes in these kind of allowance races. He had a rough trip last time.

9^th race [Md 40000, 6F TURF] – (1) Silver Fist (D) was bet down from 10-1 to 5-1 and finished fourth in a race that was meant for the grass but was run on a muddy Saratoga track. (10) Busy Morning had the lead in a NY Stallion Series stakes race last month and finished third following a six-length maiden victory. (6) Saratoga Gaze was geared down in her maiden victory at Belmont back in June for Clement. (4) Aunt Virginia made her first two starts on the turf but then rallied for second last time on a muddy track upstate.

Best bets:  Itsallcomintogetha (6^th); Mo Rewards (7^th). Best value:  Into Happiness (5^th); Silver Fist (9^th).